Dog Rose 40/60cm Bare Root (Rosa canina)

Rosa Canina - Dog Rose

Dog Rose plants are prickly, thorny, and popular choice for many mixed hedging schemes.  Rosa Canina or Dog Rose is one of the more popular native roses for hedgerows making it ideal for woodland areas, boundary hedging especially seaside gardens.  They are tolerant of the windy, exposed areas, and salt sprays of the coast.  It is a thorny climbing plant with curved spines and uses other shrubs to support them as they climb through. They make an excellent rose hedge, especially for security with its thorns.

Dog Rose is first seen when summer approaches with its first blooms which burst into life as large pink or white petaled flowers with a slight sweet fragrance.  Striking red fruits (rose hips) follow, in the autumn providing a rich source of food for birds.  Rose hips are high in vitamin C and may find some use in your kitchen. 

Common Name: Dog Rose, Wild Birar

Genus: Rosa   

Species:  canina

Type:  Bareroot

Size:  40/60cm

Flower:  Scented pink /white flowers

Fruit:  Small Rose Hips Autumn for birds

Rate of Growth:  Fast Growing about 40-60cm per yar

Planting Location:  Full sun to partial shade, exposed and coastal sites

Soil Type:  Tolerates almost all soil types, chalk and clay, moist but well-draining.

pH:  neutral, alkaline, acid

Fertilise:   Rootgrow upon initial planting and thereafter

Planting Distance: 3  per metre single row for hedging 

Hardiness:  Hardy

Height: 2.5-4   metres

Spread: 1.5-2.5  metres

**Scot Plants Direct can only supply bareroot plants when they are dormant during the winter months from November to April annually.